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Husky Men's Golf Team Ranked 20th in Preseason Poll

Seattle - The Washington men's golf team is ranked 20th by Golfweek in its preseason poll for the 2004-2005 season. The Huskies are one of five Pac-10 schools ranked in the top-25. The top-ranked team is Florida.The Huskies return five letterwinners from last year's team that placed sixth at the NCAA Championships. Highlighting the returnees are sophomores Alex Prugh and Erik Olson. Both players were named honorable mention All-Americans as freshmen. Gone from last year's team is three-time All-American Brock Mackenzie and senior Dan Potter, a three-time participant in the NCAA Championships.The Huskies will welcome junior James Lepp back to the course this season. Named a preseason second-team All-American by Golfweek, Lepp was forced to sit out the 2003-04 campaign after transferring from Illinois. As a sophomore, he was the Big Ten player of the year and earned second-team All-America honors.The Huskies open the season Sept. 27-28 when they host the Opus Northwest Husky Invitational at Gold Mountain.Golfweek Men's Preseason Top-25